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Updated the dishwasher automation to include planning and execution steps using input_datetime helpers for better reliability across restarts. Clarified the use of find_cheapest_schedule for independent appliances and added caution regarding task order. Improved messaging in notifications for planned schedules. Impact: Users can now schedule appliances more reliably, ensuring planned start times persist through Home Assistant restarts. docs(sidebars): rename automation section for clarity Changed the sidebar label from '🤖 Automations' to '🤖 Automations & Usage' to better reflect the content and improve user navigation. Impact: Users will find it easier to locate automation-related documentation.
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- **Dishwasher, washing machine, dryer** → `find_cheapest_block` (must run X hours straight)
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- **EV charging, battery, pool pump** → `find_cheapest_hours` (total runtime matters, not continuity)
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- **Multiple appliances sharing a circuit** → `find_cheapest_schedule` (prevents overlap + manages gaps)
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- **Multiple independent appliances** → `find_cheapest_schedule` (prevents overlap + manages gaps)
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- **Sequential chain (A must finish before B)** → 2× `find_cheapest_block` (use A's end as B's search start)
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- **"When should I NOT run this?"** → `find_most_expensive_block` or `find_most_expensive_hours`
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---
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@ -424,12 +425,15 @@ response_variable: result
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### Use in Automations
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**Prerequisite:** Create an `input_datetime.dishwasher_start` helper (type: Date and time) in **Settings → Helpers**.
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<details>
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<summary>Show YAML: Dishwasher Automation</summary>
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<summary>Show YAML: Dishwasher Automation (Plan + Execute)</summary>
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```yaml
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automation:
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- alias: "Start dishwasher at cheapest time"
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# Step 1: Plan the cheapest start time every evening
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- alias: "Dishwasher - Plan Cheapest Start"
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trigger:
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- platform: time
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at: "20:00:00"
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response_variable: result
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- if: "{{ result.window_found }}"
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then:
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- service: automation.turn_on
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- service: input_datetime.set_datetime
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target:
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entity_id: automation.run_dishwasher
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- delay:
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hours: "{{ ((result.window.start | as_datetime - now()) .total_seconds() / 3600) | int }}"
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minutes: "{{ (((result.window.start | as_datetime - now()).total_seconds() % 3600) / 60) | int }}"
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- service: switch.turn_on
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target:
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entity_id: switch.dishwasher_smart_plug
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entity_id: input_datetime.dishwasher_start
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data:
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datetime: "{{ result.window.start }}"
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# Step 2: Start the dishwasher at the stored time (survives HA restarts)
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- alias: "Dishwasher - Start at Planned Time"
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trigger:
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- platform: time
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at: input_datetime.dishwasher_start
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action:
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# Option A: Smart appliance via Home Connect (see tip below)
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# Option B: Smart plug
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- service: switch.turn_on
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target:
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entity_id: switch.dishwasher_smart_plug
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```
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</details>
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:::tip Home Connect instead of smart plugs
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If you have a **Bosch/Siemens appliance with Home Connect**, you can start the program directly instead of using a smart plug. See [Automation Examples — Home Connect tip](automation-examples.md#dishwasher-find-cheapest-2-hour-window-tonight) for exact service call syntax for both the official and alternative integration.
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:::
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---
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## Find Cheapest Hours
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If you call `find_cheapest_block` separately for each appliance, they might all find the **same** cheap time window. `find_cheapest_schedule` solves this by tracking which intervals are already claimed — each appliance gets its own non-overlapping slot.
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:::caution No ordering guarantee
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`find_cheapest_schedule` optimizes purely for **price** — it does not guarantee task order. The dryer could be scheduled before the washing machine if that's cheaper. For sequential workflows (washing machine → dryer), use **two sequential `find_cheapest_block` calls** where the second call starts after the first result ends. See [Automation Examples — Sequential Scheduling](automation-examples.md#washing-machine--dryer-sequential-scheduling) for a complete example.
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:::
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### Gap Minutes
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Use `gap_minutes` to add a mandatory pause between appliances:
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## Practical Examples
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:::tip Restart-safe automations
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All examples below use `input_datetime` helpers to store planned start times. This ensures your schedule **survives HA restarts** — unlike `delay` or `wait_for_trigger` which are lost on restart.
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**Setup:** Create an `input_datetime` helper per appliance in **Settings → Devices & Services → Helpers → Create Helper → Date and/or time** (choose "Date and time").
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### Overnight Appliance Scheduling
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Schedule dishwasher + washing machine to run overnight at cheapest prices, with a 15-minute gap between them:
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Schedule dishwasher + washing machine to run overnight at cheapest prices, with a 15-minute gap between them. These appliances are **independent** — either can run first.
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:::tip Sequential appliances (e.g., washer → dryer)?
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If one appliance **must** finish before another starts, don't use `find_cheapest_schedule` — it doesn't guarantee order. Use **two sequential `find_cheapest_block` calls** instead. See [Automation Examples — Sequential Scheduling](automation-examples.md#washing-machine--dryer-sequential-scheduling).
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:::
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**Prerequisites:** Create `input_datetime.dishwasher_start` and `input_datetime.washing_machine_start` helpers.
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<details>
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<summary>Show YAML: Overnight Appliance Scheduling</summary>
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<summary>Show YAML: Overnight Appliance Scheduling (Plan + Execute)</summary>
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```yaml
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automation:
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- alias: "Schedule overnight appliances"
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# Planning automation — runs every evening
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- alias: "Laundry - Plan Overnight Schedule"
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trigger:
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- platform: time
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at: "21:00:00"
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response_variable: schedule
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- if: "{{ schedule.all_tasks_scheduled }}"
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then:
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# Store start times in helpers (survives HA restarts)
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- service: input_datetime.set_datetime
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target:
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entity_id: input_datetime.dishwasher_start
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data:
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datetime: >
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{{ schedule.tasks | selectattr('name', 'eq', 'dishwasher')
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| map(attribute='start') | first }}
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- service: input_datetime.set_datetime
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target:
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entity_id: input_datetime.washing_machine_start
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data:
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datetime: >
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{{ schedule.tasks | selectattr('name', 'eq', 'washing_machine')
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| map(attribute='start') | first }}
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- service: notify.mobile_app
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data:
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title: "Appliance Schedule Ready"
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title: "🧺 Laundry Planned"
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message: >
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Dishwasher: {{ schedule.tasks[0].start | as_datetime | as_local }}
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Washing machine: {{ schedule.tasks[1].start | as_datetime | as_local }}
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Total cost: {{ schedule.total_estimated_cost | round(2) }} ct
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Dishwasher: {{ (schedule.tasks | selectattr('name', 'eq', 'dishwasher')
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| map(attribute='start') | first) | as_datetime | as_local
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| as_timestamp | timestamp_custom('%H:%M') }}
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Washing machine: {{ (schedule.tasks | selectattr('name', 'eq', 'washing_machine')
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| map(attribute='start') | first) | as_datetime | as_local
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| as_timestamp | timestamp_custom('%H:%M') }}
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Total cost: ~{{ schedule.total_estimated_cost | round(1) }}
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{{ schedule.currency }}
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# Execution automations — trigger at stored times
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- alias: "Dishwasher - Start at Planned Time"
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trigger:
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- platform: time
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at: input_datetime.dishwasher_start
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action:
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# Use Home Connect or smart plug — see automation-examples.md
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- service: switch.turn_on
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target:
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entity_id: switch.dishwasher_smart_plug
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- alias: "Washing Machine - Start at Planned Time"
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trigger:
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- platform: time
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at: input_datetime.washing_machine_start
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action:
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- service: switch.turn_on
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target:
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entity_id: switch.washing_machine_smart_plug
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```
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</details>
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### EV Charging During Cheapest 4 Hours
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**Prerequisite:** Create `input_datetime.ev_charge_start` helper.
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<details>
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<summary>Show YAML: EV Charging in Cheapest 4 Hours</summary>
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```yaml
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automation:
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- alias: "Smart EV charging"
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- alias: "EV - Plan Cheapest Charging"
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trigger:
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- platform: time
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at: "18:00:00"
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response_variable: charging
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- if: "{{ charging.intervals_found }}"
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then:
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# Store first segment start time
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- service: input_datetime.set_datetime
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target:
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entity_id: input_datetime.ev_charge_start
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data:
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datetime: "{{ charging.schedule.segments[0].start }}"
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- service: notify.mobile_app
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data:
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title: "EV Charging Plan"
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title: "🔌 EV Charging Planned"
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message: >
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{{ charging.schedule.segment_count }} charging sessions planned.
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Average price: {{ charging.schedule.price_mean | round(1) }} ct/kWh
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Savings vs. peak: {{ charging.price_comparison.price_difference | round(1) }} ct/kWh
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{{ charging.schedule.segment_count }} sessions:
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{% for seg in charging.schedule.segments %}
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• {{ seg.start | as_datetime | as_local
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| as_timestamp | timestamp_custom('%H:%M') }}–{{ seg.end
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| as_datetime | as_local | as_timestamp
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| timestamp_custom('%H:%M') }}
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({{ seg.price_mean | round(1) }} {{ charging.price_unit }})
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{% endfor %}
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Savings vs. peak: {{ charging.price_comparison.price_difference
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| round(1) }} {{ charging.price_unit }}
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```
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</details>
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:::tip Simpler alternative for EV charging
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If your charger can't pause/resume, use `find_cheapest_block` instead for one contiguous window. See the [Automation Examples](automation-examples.md#ev-charging-cheapest-4-hours-overnight) for a complete example.
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### Peak Price Warning
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<details>
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```yaml
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automation:
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- alias: "Peak price warning"
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- alias: "Peak Price - Morning Warning"
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trigger:
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- platform: time
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at: "08:00:00"
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at: "07:00:00"
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action:
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- service: tibber_prices.find_most_expensive_block
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data:
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data:
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title: "⚡ Expensive Period Today"
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message: >
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Avoid high-power appliances between
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{{ peak.window.start | as_datetime | as_local }}
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and {{ peak.window.end | as_datetime | as_local }}.
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Average price: {{ peak.window.price_mean | round(1) }} ct/kWh
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Avoid heavy loads between
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{{ peak.window.start | as_datetime | as_local
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| as_timestamp | timestamp_custom('%H:%M') }}
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and {{ peak.window.end | as_datetime | as_local
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| as_timestamp | timestamp_custom('%H:%M') }}.
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Average price: {{ peak.window.price_mean | round(1) }}
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{{ peak.price_unit }}
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```
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</details>
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{
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type: 'category',
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label: '🤖 Automations',
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label: '🤖 Automations & Usage',
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link: { type: 'doc', id: 'automation-examples' },
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items: ['automation-examples'],
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collapsible: true,
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